Mikkelsen does what he does best: being absolutely terrifying yet impossible to look away from. He brings a weight to the film that balances out the more "indie-quirk" elements. The Verdict: A "Beautiful Mess"
Love, Luck, and the Neon Haze: Revisiting The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman (2013)
This was the start of LaBeouf’s "serious" actor era. He famously reportedly took LSD for his drug-trip scenes to ensure authenticity, and his performance is raw, vulnerable, and genuinely frantic. Mikkelsen does what he does best: being absolutely